Noun
der Landrat
Pronunciation: /lantraːt/
district administrator, chief administrative officer of a Landkreis
C2
rank #3,910
plural Landräte
Meanings
Noun
- district administrator, chief administrative officer of a Landkreis
- district / county council (in Switzerland and Liechtenstein: a cantonal parliament)
Example sentence
Der Landrat hat den Haushalt für das nächste Jahr vorgestellt.
The district administrator presented the budget for next year.
Word forms
singular
der Landrat
plural
die Landräte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Landrat
Accusativeden Landrat
Dativedem Landrat
Genitivedes Landrats
Plural
Nominativedie Landräte
Accusativedie Landräte
Dativeden Landräten
Genitiveder Landräte
Usage
- der Landrat eines Landkreises — the head of a German district administration
- Landrat / Landrätin — male / female district administrator
Der Landrat besuchte die neue Berufsschule.
The district administrator visited the new vocational school.